newarenanow wrote:I still have my original from the Xmas of 88. I have two other ones just in case, but the original one has been going strong for almost 25 years. I'd never sell it either.

Over the years, i've built up 378 different games for that system, all in pretty good condition. I've slowed down some now though because now collecting NES games is the new craze and prices have jumped up. I'd love to get to around 500-550 games. The final 200-250 would start getting difficult to find.

By built up, do you mean you've owned 378, or you actually have 378 NES games on a shelf?

newarenanow wrote:Over the years, i've built up 378 different games for that system, all in pretty good condition. I've slowed down some now though because now collecting NES games is the new craze and prices have jumped up. I'd love to get to around 500-550 games. The final 200-250 would start getting difficult to find.

newarenanow wrote:I still have my original from the Xmas of 88. I have two other ones just in case, but the original one has been going strong for almost 25 years. I'd never sell it either.

Over the years, i've built up 378 different games for that system, all in pretty good condition. I've slowed down some now though because now collecting NES games is the new craze and prices have jumped up. I'd love to get to around 500-550 games. The final 200-250 would start getting difficult to find.

By built up, do you mean you've owned 378, or you actually have 378 NES games on a shelf?

KennyTheKangaroo wrote:nan what amount of $$$ do you think your collection is worth to the outside market?

Kenny the kangaroo bets that in about 20 years, working NES consoles will be worth a ton.

I have no idea. I lucked out in when I got most of these games, it was before people really started to collect these. A lot came from my friends just getting rid of their games and stuff, so it was free, others I got for really cheap on ebay or at the Exchange. In the last 2 or 3 years, I saw the prices start to jump up.

If I had to guess, I'd say about $3-4K right now.

I also have a bunch of crap from when I was a kid like some trading cards, the NES trophies in the box, R.O.B., some controllers, and a ton of Nintendo Power magazines. So I guess that would add some value too.

So far everything works. I haven't checked Zelda or any other battery related games lately, but the last time I played, it worked.

JeffDFD wrote:explain this battery thing to me. I am not familiar...what was the purpose?

Remember how many NES games had passwords that you got after each level? Instead of being able to save your progress on a restart you had to enter that password?

Well, starting with the gold zelda cartridges you could save you progress to the cartridge. It works very similar to how a motherboard in a PC saves the date and time info after you power off/unplug it.

These are basically watch batteries with finite lives. Larger cartridges *should* be working fine but it is very common for older Game Boy ones to be dead now.

That cartridge save ability was one of the main things Nintendo touted when N64 came out - you didn't need an expensive accessory to save.

It seriously took forever to set up but thank you. I think I like setting the stuff up more than actually playing the games.

Each system has to have a folder, and each game within there has to be in its own file folder with a name that perfectly matches an online database. That's how the library software automatically downloads the box covers, synopsis, wallpapers, etc. I suggested to the developer that he look into adding a tab that will pull codes/cheats from an online repository too.

From there you have to set up the emulator to launch in full screen when a game is selected. It minimizes the gui and launches the game. I mapped the ZL and ZR controls on Wii Classic Controller to keyboard keys ALT and F4 respectively. That way I can tap the two of them together to exit the game and immediately go back into the gui.

My next step is to get my PC games onto there. Its really easy to do if you use Steam, but I just have a handful of disc based games.

JeffDFD wrote:explain this battery thing to me. I am not familiar...what was the purpose?

Remember how many NES games had passwords that you got after each level? Instead of being able to save your progress on a restart you had to enter that password?

Well, starting with the gold zelda cartridges you could save you progress to the cartridge. It works very similar to how a motherboard in a PC saves the date and time info after you power off/unplug it.

These are basically watch batteries with finite lives. Larger cartridges *should* be working fine but it is very common for older Game Boy ones to be dead now.

That cartridge save ability was one of the main things Nintendo touted when N64 came out - you didn't need an expensive accessory to save.

Pretty much this. However, if your battery does die, they have replacement kits to put in a new battery.

I should buy a couple while they still make them. If those batteries are just as good, it could last another 20 years or so. By then, I'll probably be dead.

JeffDFD wrote:explain this battery thing to me. I am not familiar...what was the purpose?

Remember how many NES games had passwords that you got after each level? Instead of being able to save your progress on a restart you had to enter that password?

Well, starting with the gold zelda cartridges you could save you progress to the cartridge. It works very similar to how a motherboard in a PC saves the date and time info after you power off/unplug it.

These are basically watch batteries with finite lives. Larger cartridges *should* be working fine but it is very common for older Game Boy ones to be dead now.

That cartridge save ability was one of the main things Nintendo touted when N64 came out - you didn't need an expensive accessory to save.

Pretty much this. However, if your battery does die, they have replacement kits to put in a new battery.

I should buy a couple while they still make them. If those batteries are just as good, it could last another 20 years or so. By then, I'll probably be dead.

JeffDFD wrote:But your legacy can move on and others can then save Hyrule!

My wife said she is throwing all of my junk away when I die.

Keep us abreast of the situation. If there is any chance of you meeting your untimely doom in the bottom of a quarry, we need to be ready to scoop up the goods before Joe Garbageman gets his smelly paws on them.

Idoit40fans wrote:Tons of gamers, except the ones that buy any of the top selling game franchises. Very few people will consider this a deal breaker or even an influence on their decision.

This isn't true at all. I frequent plenty of gamer forums and the majority of people are incredibly angry about this and most of them say they will not buy the new Xbox if it requires an internet connection.